Jargon Busting

WEEE – Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment – Electrical equipment requiring disposal

EEE – Electrical Electronic Equipment – Electrical equipment in use

PCS – Producer Compliance Scheme – Organisation meeting producers responsibilities

Producer – An organisation manufacturing, distributing, re-branding or importing EEE

Historical WEEE – EEE requiring disposal which was purchased before 13th August 2005

Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13th August 2005 to a consumer

Non Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13th August 2005 to a Business, Organisation or Institution

B2B – Business 2 Business – Businesses selling EEE where the end user will be a Business, Organisation or Institution

B2C – Business 2 Consumer – Businesses selling EEE where the end user will be a consumers

DCF – Designated Collection Facility – A collection point for the removal of WEEE

AATF – Approved Authorised Treatment Facility – A recycling plant/process accredited by the Environment Agency

ERMS – Electronic Recycling Management System – Web based tracker system for EEE from purchase to destruction

WEEE Streaming – The segregation of WEEE items prior to collection

WEEE One Stop Shop – A service that deals with all categories of WEEE in a single contract